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]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/2677/2677/feed/0What do strictly outdoor cats need?http://ripleybuilt.com/what-do-strictly-outdoor-cats-need/5633/
http://ripleybuilt.com/what-do-strictly-outdoor-cats-need/5633/#commentsFri, 20 Jun 2014 00:01:22 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/what-do-strictly-outdoor-cats-need/5633/My neighbors cat is always outside. In winter and everything. They are moving and are leaving the cat behind! What do I need to take care of him. (The only thing he had was a little bowl of water)
]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/what-do-strictly-outdoor-cats-need/5633/feed/0Home Daycare Taxes Write Offs?http://ripleybuilt.com/home-daycare-taxes-write-offs/5632/
http://ripleybuilt.com/home-daycare-taxes-write-offs/5632/#commentsTue, 17 Jun 2014 00:01:29 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/home-daycare-taxes-write-offs/5632/I want to open a home daycare next year. Since I already have people who need the care and will be bring their children to me, I will have to file taxes. This will be my first time filing taxes.

I want to know what type of stuff I can write off on my taxes as bissnues. Sine it will cost a lot to do the remodels needed to start the daycare. Plus all the stuff I’ll need for the kids. Like, toys, outdoor equipment, books, beds, ETC.

If I do re modeling on my home for the daycare can that be written off? How about stuff like a new fence, or safety items?

What can and can’t be written off?

]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/home-daycare-taxes-write-offs/5632/feed/1How to trust he will come home if I put him outside.?http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-trust-he-will-come-home-if-i-put-him-outside/5631/
http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-trust-he-will-come-home-if-i-put-him-outside/5631/#commentsSun, 25 May 2014 00:01:16 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-trust-he-will-come-home-if-i-put-him-outside/5631/My cat (almost a year) always sits by my open window (2story he doesnt dare jump I guess he’s not that stupid) and I want to take him outside.. cause he seems interested. I dont want him cooped up inside all day (yes hes neutered!) But how can I train him to home? I took him outside once but he was on a leash and he wouldnt move.

Ahh I feel like he’s missing out on lifeee.
What should I do…?

]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-trust-he-will-come-home-if-i-put-him-outside/5631/feed/1Stay at home mommy….?http://ripleybuilt.com/stay-at-home-mommy/5630/
http://ripleybuilt.com/stay-at-home-mommy/5630/#commentsFri, 23 May 2014 00:01:24 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/stay-at-home-mommy/5630/My baby is a month old and my husband doesn’t want me 2 go back 2 work. He feels like he doesn’t want anyone else raising our kid in daycare plus daycare is so pricey! I totally agree with him, but I’m so bored here at the house. I have no money to go shopping or to do anything. What could I do to earn a bit of money for myself? Any ideas?
]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/stay-at-home-mommy/5630/feed/1Best way to keep my home cat hair free?http://ripleybuilt.com/best-way-to-keep-my-home-cat-hair-free/5629/
http://ripleybuilt.com/best-way-to-keep-my-home-cat-hair-free/5629/#commentsSun, 18 May 2014 00:01:10 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/best-way-to-keep-my-home-cat-hair-free/5629/My fiance’ and I are about to move into our new home together and he has 3 indoor cats. This will be a new experience for me having never been around cats let alone living with them. I do adore his cats but my concern is that the hair may freak me out. So I want to find the best way to keep up with keeping the house as hair free as possible. So any tips, tricks or tools to help me achieve this goal would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your reply!! Ü
]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/best-way-to-keep-my-home-cat-hair-free/5629/feed/1We're looking for a new home. Any ideas?http://ripleybuilt.com/were-looking-for-a-new-home-any-ideas/5628/
http://ripleybuilt.com/were-looking-for-a-new-home-any-ideas/5628/#commentsThu, 15 May 2014 00:01:15 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/were-looking-for-a-new-home-any-ideas/5628/We have a sailboat, which we sail a lot, and we’re looking for a sweet little town near or on a lake somewhere in the east/south Texas area, maybe around Houston. Does anyone know of such a place?

We have no real ideas yet and we’re open to anywhere really between Texas and Florida, along the coast as we want to sail in the ocean from time to time.
Thanks all of you. We’re thinking maybe Clear Lake. We bought our boat in Kemah last year. As we are from Texas already, we are very familiar with the heat of summer and know how to deal with it better than the cold of this Dallas winter, LOL.

]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/were-looking-for-a-new-home-any-ideas/5628/feed/1How much does it typically cost to build an addition?http://ripleybuilt.com/how-much-does-it-typically-cost-to-build-an-addition/5627/
http://ripleybuilt.com/how-much-does-it-typically-cost-to-build-an-addition/5627/#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 00:01:13 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/how-much-does-it-typically-cost-to-build-an-addition/5627/I’m considering purchasing a 2bd, 1bt for 70,000 but I have a 3 person household (two children) and would like to have an extra room for when my daughter visits from college. It doesn’t have to be big, but maybe around 12×12. It also needs other minor repairs and things added (garage needs painted and fixed up a bit, the lawn needs manicured and it needs to be fenced in, maybe inside painted).

I have no idea even what kind of range to look at as far as pricing. Would it be a smarter move to just buy a more expensive (139,000) house that has more bedrooms but less space to add on if we ever desired to do so?

]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/how-much-does-it-typically-cost-to-build-an-addition/5627/feed/1how to construct a plan for outdoor deck 12×12 in size?http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-construct-a-plan-for-outdoor-deck-12x12-in-size/5626/
http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-construct-a-plan-for-outdoor-deck-12x12-in-size/5626/#commentsTue, 06 May 2014 00:00:17 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-construct-a-plan-for-outdoor-deck-12x12-in-size/5626/
]]>http://ripleybuilt.com/how-to-construct-a-plan-for-outdoor-deck-12x12-in-size/5626/feed/1Should I get an evaporative cooler for my home or a standard window unit?http://ripleybuilt.com/should-i-get-an-evaporative-cooler-for-my-home-or-a-standard-window-unit/5625/
http://ripleybuilt.com/should-i-get-an-evaporative-cooler-for-my-home-or-a-standard-window-unit/5625/#commentsSat, 03 May 2014 00:00:12 +0000http://ripleybuilt.com/should-i-get-an-evaporative-cooler-for-my-home-or-a-standard-window-unit/5625/In today’s Parade magazine (it comes in our Sunday paper every week) there is an advertisement for a "Cyclonic Water Vaporization System." Here is the webpage: http://www.ihsmall.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=334

For those of you who are heating and cooling experts, do you recommend this type of cooling unit? Why or why not? Is it all the ad claims it to be? Or, is it best to buy a standard A/C window unit?

We are trying to come up with a solution for my son’s bedroom. It gets very hot, but he only has one small window, too small for a window unit unless we got a contractor to build him a new window. A contractor could also make a hole in the wall for the window unit.

Please help us! We don’t know what to do, and we want to a) cool the room really well and b) not spend a lot of money if possible.